About me

My name is Joseph Loling. I was born in 1998, and cutrrently work as a photographer.

I completed my primary leaving Examination (P.L.E.) at the Masese Co-primary School, and finished both O and A levels of secondary school at Jinja Senior Secondary School, Buzaaya secondary School in the Kamuli District.

If you are interested in supporting my project or learn more about it, you can contact me

- by email to: lolingjoseph51@gmail.com 

- by telephone: (+256) 781 56 50 59

- or via my Facebook profile

If you want to send a donation of shoes, eye glasses or similar, my postal adress is:

Loling Joseph, P.O.Box 2057, Jinja, Uganda.

- but if so, please contact me first: renting a post box is expensive in Jinja, so it may not be at my disposal next year.

I am Loling Joseph, born 04-03-1998 to the family of Achia Elia and Naduk Perendetato - a family of six(fourth) in Napak district - the newly created district in the Karamoja region.

I was brought by my elder brother to Jinja in 2009, to stay with our uncle, Otim John, who used to work in Jinja Central market.

I was taken to Masese-co-primary school for my primary education, where I completed my primary leaving Examination (P.L.E). I went to Jinja senior secondary school, Buzaaya secondary school, Kamuli district, where I completed both O and A level.

During my course of study I was aiming at becoming a "chemist", but unfortunately I lost my uncle on 3. September, 2017. He died in an accident, after been knocked down by a taxi, on his way home from town to Bugembe - where my brother and I lived with him. He was then rushed to Mulago National Hospital, where he passed away. Because he was the one responsible for my fees, I could not go any further in studies. Instead we had to raise his kids. He was a father to six - and the situation was so overwhelming.

I could not really manage the situation. I incurred high difficulties in life to my experience, that I will not forget myself and many other things.

We decided to shift to Masese 3 - a slum area dominantly known for Karamojongs located at the outskirts of Jinja City, where our fellow tribesmen live. The children are nursed by our married cousin sister - a mother to three children, and others stay with their mum at the village.